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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY-TV) – Wrightsville Beach was a jolly place on Thursday packed with people enjoying the sun, sand and even a surprise visit from Santa Claus. “Coming out to the beach this is my fourth year doing it,” said Todd Beaty. Beaty dresses up in his...

Four men are in custody after an incident at Independence Mall on Tuesday afternoon that prompted reports of shots fired and sent shoppers fleeing for safety.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — Long-time residents of southeastern North Carolina will never forget December 1989, when a historic snowstorm transformed the coastal region into a winter wonderland. The storm system developed from Dec. 22 to 24, 36 years ago, creating the perfect recipe for heavy snow: a brutally cold...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Merry Christmas! Warm one! Temps within a few degrees of 70 will come with lots of sun. Clouds and east winds will chill your Friday to the 50s to around 60, so keep a sweatshirt handy. Southwesterlies reintroduce 60s and 70s into your First Alert Forecast...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -Connor MacNair of NC Oyster Company shared oyster preparation tips for the holidays during a visit to Cape Fear Kitchen, emphasizing the importance of sourcing fresh oysters directly from providers. MacNair said the key to serving great oysters during the holidays is “going directly to the...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY)– “Not everybody has a place to be on Christmas, so we wanted a place to come on Christmas Eve “, said Pastor Tim Reaves at Pine Valley Methodist Church. On Christmas Eve, thousands of meals were prepared and handed out to community members who...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The Southport-Fort Fisher ferry route will be operating on an alternate schedule on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. From Southport: 5:30 a.m., 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. From Fort Fisher: 6:15 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 10:45...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — New Hanover County is reminding residents that as you’re enjoying the holiday festivities, you can recycle more than just live Christmas trees. The county posted a “nice and naughty” holiday recycling guide to social media to help residents know which items can...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County Solid Waste and Recycling is inviting residents to dispose of holiday waste at the county landfill and convenience centers. Property owners can drop off live Christmas trees without ornaments, lights and decorations at the landfill at no charge from Jan. 2 - Jan. 31.

At a recent Faculty Assembly meeting, a body of delegates from each of the 17 UNC System institutions, Wade Maki, chair of the assembly and UNC-Greensboro professor, asked its members to raise their hand if they had colleagues who were afraid of losing their job because of something they said in the classroom. Every...